ডৌল

Bengali

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit *डवल (*ḍavala, form, shape). Cognate with Hindustani ڈول (ḍol) / डौल (ḍaul).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /ɖou̯l/, [ˈɖou̯l]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /dou̯l/, [ˈdou̯l]

Noun

ডৌল • (ḍōul)

  1. make, form, appearance
    Synonyms: ঢক (ḍhok), ধরণ (dhoron), লাখান (lakhan), প্রকার (prokar), রকম (rokom), রূপ (rup)

Inflection

indefinite forms
nominative ডৌল (ḍōul)
objective ডৌল / ডৌলকে (ḍōul (semantically general or indefinite) / ḍōulke (semantically definite))
genitive ডৌলের (ḍōuler)
locative ডৌলে (ḍōule)
definite forms
singular plural
nominative ডৌলটা , ডৌলটি (ḍōulṭa (colloquial), ḍōulṭi (formal)) ডৌলগুলা, ডৌলগুলো (ḍōulgula (colloquial), ḍōulgulo (formal))
objective ডৌলটা, ডৌলটি (ḍōulṭa (colloquial), ḍōulṭi (formal)) ডৌলগুলা, ডৌলগুলো (ḍōulgula (colloquial), ḍōulgulo (formal))
genitive ডৌলটার, ডৌলটির (ḍōulṭar (colloquial), ḍōulṭir (formal)) ডৌলগুলার, ডৌলগুলোর (ḍōulgular (colloquial), ḍōulgulor (formal))
locative ডৌলটাতে / ডৌলটায়, ডৌলটিতে (ḍōulṭate / ḍōulṭay (colloquial), ḍōulṭite (formal)) ডৌলগুলাতে / ডৌলগুলায়, ডৌলগুলোতে (ḍōulgulate / ḍōulgulay (colloquial), ḍōulgulote (formal))
Objective Note: In some dialects, -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

Derived terms

  • সুডৌল (śuḍōul)
  • বেডৌল (beḍōul)
  • ডইল্যা (ḍoilla)
  • ডৌলডাল (ḍōuloḍal)
  • ডৌলফাগা (ḍōulphaga)

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